Prepare for a night of haunting chills as players take on the role of a paranormal investigator on the prowl for eerie and dangerous horrors that creep in the dark in the recently released spooky indie game, Apparition.
Fear not, with the Early Access launch comes a short, but fright-filled trailer:
Detective Horror, Early Access, and More
Played in a terrifying first-person view, Apparition will have players facing their fears in order to collect ghastly evidence from the spirit world or meet their demise.
Polish publisher, Fat Dog Games, has released the game in official Early Access on Steam to gather horror-loving fans before the official launch.
There are loads of spooky features packed into Apparition, so check out what to expect from the haunting release in the list below:
With a tense atmosphere, players will explore dark and terrifying areas in search for clues showing proof of the afterlife. The more evidence you find, the better equipment you’ll earn.
Armed only with your bravery, wit and camera players are rendered defenceless when face-to-face with a horrifying discovery.
The longer you take on investigating an area the more evidence will be captured. However, the area also becomes increasingly more dangerous with spiritual activity – and you can’t keep what you’ve captured you don’t live to tell about it.
Using an Ouija board, players can communicate with the dead leading to groundbreaking evidence, unlocking advanced equipment further allowing players to explore more haunting areas.
Stay updated with news on the game’s official Discord channel and don’t forget to keep your head on a swivel for the things that go bump in the night.
Find the love of your life while hacking your way through randomly generated dungeons in the future release from AweKteaM, Tower Princess.
The new gameplay trailer shows off the action-adventure, 3D platforming fun to be found within Tower Princess below:
Not Your Average Dating Game
Players will find themselves in the traditional fantasy of rescuing a hostage princess (or prince), however, many nontraditional nuances find their way into the game, as well.
While still a ways off from release, there are still plenty of details to keep you excited which you can find below:
Players will dive into a roguelite experience with randomly generated dungeon worlds filled with platforming obstacles, dangerous monsters and altering love interests to rescue.
Aside from conquering dungeon after dungeon, the player must also impress the rescuee with specific actions, such as offering a special gift to the correct type of hostage, be it human, lizard or perhaps even zombie prince/princess.
Every dungeon is different but each one has a specific time limit for completion. Should knights not rescue their soul mate in time, the evil dragon ignites the dungeon in a blaze of failure taking everything the player has collected.
Players must not travel alone, as multiplayer will make an appearance to help solo players make their way through each dungeon, or compete against one another in PvP mode.
There’s still loads of time left before Tower Princess makes its way to release, however, in the meantime future purchasers may visit the game’s Kickstarter page which will be launched in early 2019.
Tower Princess if set to land digitally on the PS4, Xbox One and PC in early 2020. PC players may also find a playable demo here.
Take on the uncanny role of an adventurer of Outward, the open world RPG where you are as vulnerable as every player drifting from one challenge to the next.
An all-too epic announcement trailer can be found below, which gives us only a small taste of what to expect from Outward:
Combine forces with other online or local players, or tackle the world solo as an adventurer with no given godly path to greatness, but merely the will to explore and succeed in a dangerous world.
Outward Details
With a recent stream of the game from the developers, there’s plenty of details revealed about the upcoming massive RPG:
While playing solo or online multiplayer is nothing new to the genre, Outward adds a unique split-screen co-op mode allowing players to explore the massive lands with a friend from the comfort of their own home.
Player’s don’t play as an all-powerful protagonist like most RPGs, but rather as a humble adventurer making a name for themselves and surviving by any means necessary.
The story changes with each playthrough as the narrative dips and dives through player decisions, successful accomplishments, or even forgettable failures – your story will continue with its very own twists and turns.
The battle system includes challenges from all over the vast open world with a powerfully unique magic system and engaging real-time combat.
Outward is set to hit the PS4, Xbox One and Steam on February 12th, 2019 both in physical and digital format.
A study carried out by Electronic Entertainment Design and Research (EEDAR) sheds some light into how research companies classify gamers. Their 2018 Gamer Segmentation Survey gives interesting information on gaming trends and habits.
EEDAR was founded in 2006 and holds a Guinness World Record for the largest collection of video game facts and information. Today they are a part of NPD Group which is one of the largest research companies in the world.
What intrigued me most about this report is how they chose to classify gamers based on their behaviours. It is worth noting that this study is based on US gamers only and may not be representative of habits in other countries.
Gamers Were Split Into Six Categories:
Super Gamers (13% of gamers) – Gamers that are super invested and super engaged. This audience reflects the broadest and deepest gamers on the market.
Console Warriors (14% of gamers) – These gamers keep up with the latest gaming trends and enjoy action-packed multiplayer experiences.
Transitionals (11% of gamers) – These are the invested adult gamers whose stage of like means shifting from HD-centric gaming to more flexible mobile gaming.
Easy Accessors (17% of gamers) – Younger gamers whose choice of platform is constrained by access, leading them to play primarily on mobile.
Daily Dabbers (19% of gamers) – Older gamers who regularly set aside time to play familiar games on PC and/or mobile.
Incidental Players (26% of gamers) – Non-gamers who play mobile games because they are convenient and provide another way to use their device.
After reading over the report, it made me think about how we see ourselves as gamers in this more niche space. Are we “console warriors” or maybe we are transitioning into a “transitional”? One thing is for sure, games are more accessible than they have ever been.
You can download a free copy of the report here. There is useful information on current gaming trends. Where do you fit in?
Choose your stories, engage with your audience or create controversy as the Editor-in-Chief of the largest national newspaper in the recently released publication editing sim from Unbound Creations, Headliner: NoviNews.
Who knew running a newspaper publication could be so fun? Check out the awkwardly enticing gameplay trailer of Headliner below:
Players will put everything on the line to grab that top headline, meet the closing quota or report on the latest scandal as Headliner offers a unique take on the sim management genre.
“We live in a world of conflicting realities shaped by the media, and it’s not an easy web to untangle. Headliner: NoviNews explores not only the power of the media, but the challenges that come with wielding such power.” – Jakub Kasztalski, Game Director
Extra, Extra, Read All About The Details
Here’s are all of the details you can expect to discover as the head honcho of your very own newspaper publication:
Future editors will decide which stories to put in their publication, meet deadlines and scrounge for clicks by any means necessary – even if it incites controversy. More conflict means more eyes on your newspaper.
Determine the influence on the populace through political events, investigative reports and rising tensions all through your avatar home.
Aside from running your newspaper publication, players will engage and provide insightful help in multiple relationships outside of the paper business, such as health conditions for coworkers and the future of your brother’s career in comedy.
After important executive decisions have been made, the town will light up with public opinion showing how well received each story becomes and its effect on the populace.
Headliner: NoviNews has been officially released on Steam for players ready to set foot in the editing business and take on a new type of strategy game.
Expect two new religious-themed games to release in 2019 from Polish game studio Delirma, Faither out midway through the year and Priest Simulator set to launch at the tail end.
Priest Simulator
Take on the role of the most trusted man in the village as you battle between right and wrong as a priest of a rather unsavoury convention.
You can check out some of the dirty deeds performed by the anti-hero in the official Priest Simulator trailer below:
The game offers players the option of solving spiritual dilemmas like confessions, preaching sermons or exorcisms in noble form, or think a bit more “outside” the box.
A Unique Simulation Experience
Here are some holier than thou details covering the upcoming religious sim title:
Played in the first person, players will explore a village of churchgoers and use their instincts – be it good or bad – to fix a variety of divine issues.
The main storyline blends with additional side quests which include the typical duties of a priest, but will also find players performing unusual battles with terrifying demons.
Priests will earn valuable income from their godly work and use currency for upgrades to your car, the church and demon-fighting weapons, or develop a laboratory for the production of incense and holy water.
“Life is the art of selecting the lesser evil. Such will also be the case in our game, where we will solve problems in different ways or not solve them at all.” – game creator, Michał Jod
You will be able to find Priest Simulator on the Steam Store with a set release date of December 25th, 2019.
Faither
While there’s not much on the second spiritual game from Dilerma, Faither offers a similar experience to Priest Simulator but is also said to have enough unique differences to create its own identity.
Dealing with the life of an exorcist, players will perform various acts of bravery in the face of evil and demonic possessions.
You can take a look at the rather colourful gameplay trailer for Faither here.
The Duties OF An Exorcist
With a light blend of RPG mechanics, incredibly artistic visuals and religious exploration, Faither will bring an entirely new experience to the PC.
There are plenty of details that separate Faither from Priest Simulator, which you can find below:
Fight against 30 different types of demons using holy artifacts and unique abilities as you explore an unrestricted world of freedom.
With a subtle blend of RPG elements, players can look forward to character progression across 4 altering skill trees, as well as expansive character customization.
Spend your time as an exorcist and set to save up to 50 different households from the grasp of demonic fate.
Players can enjoy Faither in single player or traditional split-screen co-op for an extra hand in exercising demons.
Look out for Faither to release on Steam mid-2019 on June 6th.
Dive into chaotic space shooting pandemonium faithfully inspired by the shmups of the retro 80 years in the new release from LimeVibe Games, Space Toads Mayhem.
There’s plenty of action, bullets and neon colour which can all be witnessed in the ripping gameplay trailer:
Hectic Space Shooting Carnage
Everything you need to prepare for in this hectic, bullet-riddled, vintage-styled shooter can be found in the bullets below:
Players dive headfirst into 5 blazing levels throwing waves of assaulting enemies swarming your gunship. Each level offers new traps, enemies and powerups to keep the gameplay lively throughout the duration of the campaign.
In classic top-down form, Space Toads Mayhem pits players against not only wave after wave of ravaging enemies but will see players up against the ultimate challenge – a massive game-ending boss fight.
If the normal campaign is too easy for the shmup veteran, players will have the option of taking on Hard, and even more punishing, Psycho difficulties, for a true challenge.
A unique approach to combat, enemies are gifted their own style of emotional behaviour with each type attacking at different times after spawning, keen to throw players off their game.
Players with an itchy trigger finger can find the vintage action shoot em’ up releasing on Steam on November 20th, 2018.
Embark on a purely riveting tale through the gorgeously designed adventure game from ThroughLine Games, Forgotten Anne, officially released on the Switch.
The thrilling, unmissable tale also received a new Switch release trailer showing off the various accolades Forgotten Anne has received since its debut on the PS4, Xbox One and PC:
“It’s quite exciting to be able to bring ThroughLine Games’ beguiling anime adventure to Nintendo gamers ahead of schedule(…) Now we can deliver.” – Phil Elliott, Director of Indie Publishing at Square Enix
An Anime Story Now On The Go
The 2D narrative adventure game packs quite the engrossing experience with tons of interesting details highlighting the journey:
Experience the secret dimension slinked deep in the recesses of the realm of humanity where all of the misplaced oddities and objects hide. Team up with these lost items as they help Anne navigate her way back home.
The beautiful anime style of storytelling brings a wonderful approach to keeping the player engaged in the intriguing story.
Make important story-based decisions in this 2D adventure game, as well as challenging puzzle-platformer features all wrapped up in an impressively deep tale of an unknown universe.
Forgotten Anne has received incredibly tasteful acclaim since its release on May 15, 2018. Now, Nintendo fans can take this epic journey on the go with the November 9th, 2018 Switch release date.
Introducing a classic take on traditional RPG mechanics and attaching a few modern twists, Unleashed is a brand-new indie game from French developers, Yozamu.
Set in a world taken hostage by a vile curse, players will embark on a journey to save their dear mother from the primordial sins performed by the infected citizens.
With the recent release of Unleashed to PC, a launch trailer shows off the many different mechanics rooted within the lavish formula:
Players fight as Mercy, a female survivor unaffected by the ongoing curse who’s searching for her mother in a vast world ripe with exploration.
In a theme focusing heavily on sins and virtues, Mercy will utilize pieces of her pure soul to summon up to 10 spiritual creatures known as Achivara to fight for her in a traditional turn-based combat system.
Mercy may summon up to three Achivara in combat at once, allowing for a strategic method of creature swapping to pinpoint enemy weaknesses. Utilize powers of either sin or virtue to cast damage upon your foe, be it devilish monster or curse-riddled citizen.
Outside of combat players will explore the completely unlocked world of Mysteria, forage for randomly spawned valuable resources, craft items to be sold or repair houses for useful storage spaces.
You can try out Unleashed available on Steam today, or check out the official website for more in-depth details and images from the game.
Suit up and hop into the latest mech destroying, tactical shooter from Octobox Interactive, Blazing Core – Knights of the Future.
Check out what you’ll be getting yourself into in the alpha gameplay footage shown below:
Blazing Core offers players a variety of gameplay elements in a strategic 3v3 or 6v6 competition. Customize your deadly mech suit with a wide array of weapons and equipment, enhance your experience with unique abilities and take on one of the many roles offered in battle.
An Updated Blazing Core Experience
Here’s everything new you can expect in the latest build of the game:
Tear the environment apart in the completely reworked Maya map offering destroyable objects, reworked lighting effects and new locations like shelters and unique lore opportunities.
A brand-new quest system has been added offering players the chance to earn special rewards for completing daily and weekly jobs.
Modified rewards system which allows players to earn greater rewards the better they play.
Knights no longer bear their own banner as they enter battle, now utilizing the newly added banner-bearing drone to escort you in combat.
You can sign up for the Early Access phase which will last for a total of six months by purchasing a copy of the game for £13.99 / €17.99 / $17.99.
Head on over to Blazing Core’s Steam page and get started in the mech crushing, tactical shooting mayhem.
For the first time in a very long time, I don’t know how to start a review. Do I continue as usual? Do I start with explaining what happened? I guess pretty much everyone knows by now.
Telltale Games went bankrupt. I don’t think you could’ve missed it. Some grabbed the opportunity to yell out “I told you so!”, some responded with anger for them not being able to finish one project before jumping onto another, and some responded with sadness and apathy.
I didn’t really realise just how much these news upset me when I first read about it. But the fact is, I am truly upset about it. To me, Telltale Games wasn’t just a game company. It’s someone I have followed from the beginning, someone who inspired me to pursue my passion for games. And to see them basically vaporise like that was…. bizarre, to say the least. But it’s not a new phenomenon.
Fear not, my friends. Ask, and ye shall receive. The creator of The Walking Dead universe Robert Kirkman’s game company Skybound announced that they will be picking up the pieces left by the ruins of Telltale, to see The Final Season through to the end. Even though this is beyond great news, I’ll personally believe the series will have an end when I see it in front of me on my TV-screen.
Like these two, I’ll be waiting.
If you look away from the business and economic aspect of the video game industry, Suffer The Children is all-in-all a very good episode. I will, like the review of the last episode, try and create a spoiler-free review as much as possible.
Episode 2 takes us back to the school and the group of teens we met in the previous episode. There can never be enough drama in one episode, so needless to say there are some things Clementine and AJ have to take responsibility for. As a consequence, they are thrown out of their safe haven.
Unfortunately, they don’t get very far before a group of raiders catch them. This is where we meet a familiar character whose face we haven’t seen since season one. However, this face wasn’t friendly then, and is sure isn’t friendly now, either. This person has become the leader of this horrific group, and they don’t hesitate to threaten Clementine as they give a clear message of what they want; the children at the school.
We learn that there is a small war going on; there is a feud between two groups of people, and the group that catches Clementine and AJ is kidnapping (or as they call it, “recruiting”) children to make them fight for them. Yep, that’s messed up.
However, hope is never lost; with the help of a kind stranger, we manage to make our great escape. If the series would go on, I’m sure we would form an even stronger friendship with this character at some point. The kindness of this stranger teaches us about strengthening the right bonds, and we learn that most people react a certain way for a certain reason, and by learning that reason we understand what makes them tick.
It’s nothing personal, it’s just business.
Technically speaking, I noticed that the loading screens could, at times, be incredibly long. In addition, the controls felt a little off sometimes. The combat system was very unforgiving, and the game’s own tutorials kept feeding me the wrong controls. Yet, an analysis of the controls in this episode feels like missing the bigger picture.
All things considered, the ending of this approximately 2 ½ hours long episode feels like the biggest cliffhanger ever. When I finished the episode the news of Skybound taking over hadn’t come out yet, and I felt betrayed. Now, there might be hope. Some light at the end of the tunnel. We are in the middle of a story, and the threads are starting to unfold.
I thought I was ending this review feeling sad and frustrated. Even though Telltale as a company may be over, the talented people behind the name are still out there. And some of them will most probably be joining Skybound and create a proper ending to the series, completing an important chapter in video game narrative history.
Properly titled, Demetrios – The BIG Cynical Adventure, gives players an unusual role of a simpleton embarking on an unforgettable journey filled with idiocy and bizarre events.
The 2016 point-and-click adventure from Cowcat games will be making its appearance on the hybrid Switch console, and with the announcement comes a brand-new Switch reveal trailer:
Adding Some Switch Flavour
There are some enticing features that come packed into the silly adventure game, including a few exclusive to the Switch console:
Demetrios is fully functional for the hybrid console allowing touchscreen controls in handheld mode and offers both Joy Con and Pro Controller support.
It’s important to have legible fonts when playing a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure, and with the switch’s variety in screen size, players will find an updated interface and font sizes to appease the various resolutions.
Throughout the campaign, players will have the ability to unlock up to 37 in-game achievements to keep you thoroughly engaged on side challenges alongside the humorous plot line.
Demetrios – The BIG Cynical Adventure hits the eShop on December 3rd, 2018 with pre-orders up and running now. Get a glimpse at what lies in store for any would-be goofy adventurer and fire up the demo that’s available now.
